So in an effort to increase my Japanese reading ability, I have been shuffling through a lot of different manga.
I loved Yotsuba&, but really it has been the only one that grabbed me. Berserk didn’t. Neither did GTO or Hale nochi Guu. I’m kinda digging Azumanga but the lack of furigana is teaming up with my laziness to slow down the reading process. I’m poking through Cromartie but the anime is just much better.
On a whim, I read the first few chapters of Dragonball today, and I have been having a, well, ball.
I kinda ignored the thought of reading it because it’s so… classic? I mean to say, you begin to wonder if it is good because everyone says it is good or because it actually is good.
While I never really enjoyed the shows, I am finding the manga to so far be a hilarious romp. The story is rolling along at a good speed and the events are interesting. It is injected with more humor that I expected, but that’s hardly a complaint. If I had to complain about anything it’s that sometimes the font in this collection for the chapter opening and closing parts is a tad blurry and hard to read but I think I’ll get by.
